Section 0520-02-01-.16 - REQUIREMENTS FOR EVALUATORS(1) All educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.(2) Training of Evaluators. Anyone conducting an evaluation and/or observation shall complete a certification process determined by the Department of Education. To become certified, a potential evaluator must:(a) Participate in an official state-sponsored evaluation training or the training model for an approved alternative evaluation plan; and(b) Pass the subsequent certification test designed by the Department pursuant to required passing scores in Evaluation Policy 5.201.(3) The training process shall be conducted by a trainer certified by the Department of Education. Local boards of education that choose an alternative evaluation plan shall present their training plans to the Department of Education by August 1 of each year. Certification is valid through June 30 of the current school year regardless of the certification date.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-02-01-.16
Original rule filed December 4, 2020; effective 3/4/2021.Authority: T.C.A. § 49-1-302.